Project Environmental Specialist 1

About the role

GAI Consultants is seeking an individual with 10+ years of experience to provide advanced experience and team leadership in environmental studies and permitting and/or siting studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead transmission line siting investigation tasks and prepare siting documentation for regulatory review.
• Lead environmental resource investigation tasks and prepare permit applications and associated environmental reports.
• Prepare proposals and cost estimates.
• Cookordination with clients and regulatory agencies.
• Cookordination environmental field surveys including but not limited to wetland and stream delineations, endangered species surveys, environmental inspections, and compliance monitoring.
• Strong technical writing ability.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Must be able to travel, including overnight trips. Travel is estimated to occur monthly, but may vary. Travel to clients, projects, and meetings in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest (up to 20%).
• Provide status and progress reports to customers, project teams, and management.
• Cookordination implementation and compliance with safety protocols and procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in siting and/or environmental studies and permitting.
• Experience in preparing siting documentation for state or federal regulatory agencies preferred.
• Experience in preparing Section 404/401 and Section 10 permit applications.
• Experience with state permitting requirements (including waterbody, floodplain, and SWPPP permits) in OH, WV, VA, KY, TN, MD, NJ, or PA.
• Technical expertise and experience in an environmental or socioeconomic field.
• Preferred: Experience in wetland delineation, function and value assessment, mitigation design, endangered species surveys, and/or GIS applications is a plus.
• Experience conducting ORAM, HHEI/QHEI and/or Tennessee Qualified Hydrologic Professional evaluations a plus.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Sciences or similar field of study.
• Certification/Licensure: Driver’s License required.

Skills

• Technical Responsibilities: Begins to learn specialized knowledge in the environmental sciences gained through advanced degree or extensive experience in the field: Oversight of task managers'; Coordination of project tasks; Reviews project documents; Carries out complex assignments requiring industry-current techniques or procedures; Agency and subconsultant interface; Focus on data analysis, interpretation, and review; Serves as a peer advisor with regards to area of specialization; mentors junior staff.
• Project and Task Management: Begins to perform task management. Management Responsibility: Begins to assist with the supervision of technical studies within assigned tasks; Can serve as task manager on small to medium tasks requiring specialized technical expertise; Maintains GAI's procedures and protocols; Assists with identifying and scoping technical studies required for projects.
• Communication Skills: Possess effective oral and written communication skills; interacts well with other staff; interacts with Project and Task Managers and various Department Managerial Staff, interacts with clients on technical issues at regular project meetings.